Opinion

NSW Labor can’t stand in the way of social justice on pokies

It’s the conservative side of politics that is taking the lead on a pokie plague that has alarmed communities and voters.

Ross FitzgeraldProfessor and author

Jan 15, 2023 – 5.00pm

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For decades, it was an entrenched position of most academics that the Australian Labor Party was the repository of reform and the Liberals and Nationals a source of reaction.

But in Australia, vital reforms often come from the conservative side of politics.

Ross Fitzgerald is emeritus professor of history and politics at Griffith University.

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